LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

coctūra

coctūra f (genitive coctūrae)
Classical[kɔkˈtuː.ra]Ecclesiastical[kokˈtuː.ra]

Meaning

  1. cooking, heating, roasting

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecoctūracoctūrae
genitivecoctūraecoctūrārum
dativecoctūraecoctūrīs
accusativecoctūramcoctūrās
ablativecoctūrācoctūrīs
vocativecoctūracoctūrae

coctūra, ae, f. id.,
I. a cooking; a melting; a manner or style of cooking, Col. 11, 3, 23, p. 453 Bip.: Apiciana, Plin. 19, 8, 41, § 143; 34, 8, 20, § 96; Apic. 6, 2 al.; Pall. Nov. 1, 3.—
II. Meton.
A. A temperature of the air adapted to the ripening (of fruit), Plin. 14, 4, 6, § 55.—
B. (Abstr. pro concr.) A boiling liquid, Col. 12, 20, 4; 12, 18, 7.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*pekʷ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*pékʷeti
  3. Proto-Italic*kʷekʷō
  4. Latincoctūra

Latin coquō Proto-Indo-European *-tew-? Proto-Indo-European *-r-eh₂? Latin -tūra Latin coctūra From coquō + -tūra.

Gallo-Romance
  • Englishquittorfrom Old French quiture
  • Englishquitterfrom Old French quiture
Insular Romance
  • Sardiniancottura
Balkano-Romance
  • Romaniancoptură
  • Aromaniancupturã
Italo-Dalmatian
  • Italiancottura
  • Siciliancuttura
  • Venetancotura
Ibero-Romance
  • Spanishcochura
Borrowings
  • Englishcocture

In English words that came into English from coctūra

  • quittercoctūra
  • quittorcoctūra

Quick answers

What does coctūra mean in Latin?
coctūra, a noun, means “cooking, heating, roasting”.
What is the genitive of coctūra?
The genitive singular is coctūrae. coctūra is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce coctūra?
In classical Latin, [kɔkˈtuː.ra]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [kokˈtuː.ra].
Where does coctūra come from?
Proto-Indo-European *pekʷ- → Proto-Indo-European *pékʷeti → Proto-Italic *kʷekʷō → Latin coctūra.